Syme

Syme, Sir Ronald, 1903-89, British historian. After studying and teaching at Oxford, he served the British government in Belgrade and Ankara during World War II and taught (1942-45) at Istanbul Univ. An eminent scholar of classical Rome, he wrote the objective and controversial Roman Revolution (1939) and a biography of Tacitus (1958).

Syme, Greece: see Sími.

Syme (also Symes, Simes, and see Sime) is a surname, and may refer to:

• Sir Colin Syme, Australian medical administrator and innovator
• David Syme
• David Syme (pianist)
• Ebenezer Syme
• George Adlington Syme
• Hugh Syme
• James Syme
• Jennifer Syme
• Ronald Syme, New Zealand classical scholar
• Syme is also a minor character in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
• Gabriel Syme is the main character in G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday.
• Dean Syme - Owner of Scotland's Gift Shop ,

Symes

• Bob Symes
• Brad Symes
• Cyril Symes
• Devina Symes
• Daniel Symes
• Michael Symes, English footballer
• Tomas Syme
• Joeanna Syme

Simes

• Dimitri K. Simes

See also

• Syme, place name: see present-day Symi
• Battle of Syme
• Syme (1984)